Random Picture Thread

[Snark_Wolf_Brewing]

"And now, for something completely different..."
Some load master is totally effed right there

 

[day_trippr]

Good driving music

 

[aces-n-eights]

"And now, for something completely different..."

View attachment 702959

Some load master is totally effed right there

"Bet ya can't wheelie your DC10!"
"Hold my beer and watch this."

 

[grampamark]

Still snowing.

 

[doug293cz]

"And now, for something completely different..."

View attachment 702959

Some load master is totally effed right there

Paging @Dave Sarber .

Brew on

 

[grampamark]

Billings is a cool city, so much more than just the Northeast Gateway to Jellystone. There's the Gallatin, Madison and even Yellowstone Rivers within a few hours of Billing. As a flyfishing maven I'm pretty sure I've flown into Montana more than any other state save NY and CA (decades of business stuff)...

Cheers!

Not to mention that the city now has 10 breweries, 2 distilleries, 1 winery, 1 well established (25+ years) LHBS, and another LHBS which just opened and also offers the option of brewing on premises. It’s a good place to be a beer lover.

 

[rlmiller10]

my annual warning about using a flame candle in your jack-o'-lantern

don't

edit: yes, I took this picture. back in the late 90s we were visiting my sister in NJ. Her condo building is to the right of this one, 50 feet away across a small parking lot. we came back from dinner to find her street blocked off & this building engulfed in flames. the lady who lived in the lower right condo had put a flame candle in her jack-o'-lantern & it got knocked over

again, DON'T USE A FLAME CANDLE


View attachment 701756

Then I suppose using rolls of toilet paper soaked in gas and plastic bags filled with oxygen and acetylene like I do is also frowned upon?

 

[GrogNerd]

I prefer a fertilizer/fuel oil mix, but I'm old school. so, whatever works for you

Then I suppose using roles of toilet paper soaked in gas and plastic bags filled with oxygen and acetylene like I do is also frowned upon?

 

[rlmiller10]

I prefer a fertilizer/fuel oil mix, but I'm old school. so, whatever works for you

Come on over, bring your mix. I have been using my backhoe to try and dig out a french drain and keep hitting mud rock. A little of your mix would really help loosen things up and make it go much more quickly

 

[SEndorf]

Returning from too long hiatus. Thought I'd see what's going on in here...

 

[GrogNerd]

our county has 42 wineries, 33 breweries, 3 distilleries, 3 cideries and 2 meaderies

we're only missing an absinthery & a sakagura

we just lost one of our LHBS, so we're down to 2

oh! 3 of the breweries grown their own hops, plus we have 2 other hop farms.

Not to mention that the city now has 10 breweries, 2 distilleries, 1 winery, 1 well established (25+ years) LHBS, and another LHBS which just opened and also offers the option of brewing on premises. It’s a good place to be a beer lover.

 

[grampamark]

our county has 42 wineries, 33 breweries, 3 distilleries, 3 cideries and 2 meaderies

we're only missing an absinthery & a sakagura

we just lost one of our LHBS, so we're down to 2

oh! 3 of the breweries grown their own hops, plus we have 2 other hop farms.

For some perspective, what’s the population of your county? The entire state of MT only has about 1.1 million folks.

Yellowstone County has a pop. of a little over 200K, of which about 170K is the Billings metro area.

 

[bruce_the_loon]

our county has 42 wineries, 33 breweries, 3 distilleries, 3 cideries and 2 meaderies

we're only missing an absinthery & a sakagura

we just lost one of our LHBS, so we're down to 2

oh! 3 of the breweries grown their own hops, plus we have 2 other hop farms.

What about a tinacal?

 

[GrogNerd]

2019 estimate is 413,538 with a median household income of $136,268, the highest in the nation

our CDP (Census Designated Place, we're not big enough to be a "town") pop is 27,822 & we have 6 breweries

For some perspective, what’s the population of your county? The entire state of MT only has about 1.1 million folks.

Yellowstone County has a pop. of a little over 200K, of which about 170K is the Billings metro area.

 

[Snuffy]

Sadly, it’s not early. We’re in Billings, which is in the Banana Belt of MT, and the first significant snow of the season often arrives a little earlier than this.

At our farm, 250 miles north of here, there have been years when the last snow occurred in early June and the first snow of the next season was in late August. Keeps the riff-raff out.

Whoa. At that rate, a pair of flipflops would last like... 20 years.

 

[grampamark]

Whoa. At that rate, a pair of flipflops would last like... 20 years.

What are these “flip flops” of which you speak?

 

[ba-brewer]

For some perspective, what’s the population of your county? The entire state of MT only has about 1.1 million folks.

Yellowstone County has a pop. of a little over 200K, of which about 170K is the Billings metro area.

I recall driving past Billing in the '80 and seeing a highway exit information sign that said "City Center" and "Camping". The thought of those two thing combined just seemed funny then. Now I live in a place of around 5mil people and we have people camping/living at the highway exits and in the city centers. Not so funny any more.

 

[grampamark]

I recall driving past Billing in the '80 and seeing a highway exit information sign that said "City Center" and "Camping". The thought of those two thing combined just seemed funny then. Now I live in a place of around 5mil people and we have people camping/living at the highway exits and in the city centers. Not so funny any more.

That sign is still there. The flagship KOA campground is just south of I-90, along the Yellowstone River. Twenty-Seventh Street, the main drag through downtown Billings, is directly opposite the campground on the north side of the Interstate.

Kampgrounds of America was founded in Billings almost 60 years ago and the corporate HQ has been there ever since. The company has about 600 franchises today. So, KOA is still kind of a big deal in the city.

 

[nobadays]

The flagship KOA campground is just south of I-90, along the Yellowstone River.

Wait.... where are the railroad tracks? Every KOA I've ever stopped at was right by a railroad track!

 

[Snuffy]

What are these “flip flops” of which you speak?

HA! They strap on like snow shoes for bare feet.

 

[ba-brewer]

That sign is still there. The flagship KOA campground is just south of I-90, along the Yellowstone River. Twenty-Seventh Street, the main drag through downtown Billings, is directly opposite the campground on the north side of the Interstate.

Kampgrounds of America was founded in Billings almost 60 years ago and the corporate HQ has been there ever since. The company has about 600 franchises today. So, KOA is still kind of a big deal in the city.

I did not know that about KOA or that the camping was actual in Billing just thought the signs were at the same place. I made the trip a few time but never actually traveled into Billing I was always just looking to get from point A to B, takes a long time to get thru Montana the long direction.

 

[NGD]

Now I live in a place of around 5mil people and we have people camping/living at the highway exits and in the city centers. Not so funny any more.

You could live anywhere from L.A. to the Bay and say that.

 

[NGD]

Caught this on Reddit before my morning run.

 

[doug293cz]

You could live anywhere from L.A. to the Bay and say that.

Seattle, Portland (OR) are the same. It's becoming an endemic problem in many big cities across the country.

And with that, we need to drop the discussion of homelessness in this thread. If you want to discuss this topic further, start a thread in the "Debate" forum.

doug293cz
HBT Moderator

 

[grampamark]

Wait.... where are the railroad tracks? Every KOA I've ever stopped at was right by a railroad track!

That seems to be true of a lot of RV parks. In Billings the tracks are about a mile north of the KOA.

 

[grampamark]

On the winter weather front, we seem to be having a bit of a blizzard. The shop is 100 yards from the house. The specks are snowflakes. It’s snowing about an inch every 5 minutes.

 

[NGD]

Reminds me of a family trip from Los Angeles to Kalispell one September years ago. Temps were around 68-72 during the day, warm and pleasent. Went to bed in shorts and a tanktop and sheet because it was so warm. Woke up around 2am freezing my tail off. 23f inside the RV; 21f outside. Opened the door to grab a sleeping bag from a side bin in the pitch black. Heard bears all around the RV trying to get in trash cans. Closed the door, waited about 5 minutes before I decided I’d rather be ate than be cold.

 

[Dave Sarber]

Paging @Dave Sarber .

Brew on

Ha! Somebody else's problem, I'm still in Bucharest fixing a 767. Gimme a tail number on the MD-11, I've worked on most of their planes.

 

[Snuffy]

asked god for a sign...

 

[Dave Sarber]

When someone returns a borrowed circular saw and your first reaction is to check that they have all their fingers

View attachment 697759

I recently loaned a friend my table saw and a dado set, when it came back, the blade was installed backwards. Gotta wonder about some people's kids!